User: jpmcc Date: 2009-02-06 18:00:57+0000 Modified: marketing/www/planet/atom.xml marketing/www/planet/index.html marketing/www/planet/opml.xml marketing/www/planet/rss10.xml marketing/www/planet/rss20.xml
Log: Planet run at Fri Feb 6 18:00:13 GMT 2009 File Changes: Directory: /marketing/www/planet/ ================================= File [changed]: atom.xml Url: http://marketing.openoffice.org/source/browse/marketing/www/planet/atom.xml?r1=1.1481&r2=1.1482 Delta lines: +95 -41 --------------------- --- atom.xml 2009-02-06 12:00:58+0000 1.1481 +++ atom.xml 2009-02-06 18:00:53+0000 1.1482 @@ -5,9 +5,93 @@ <link rel="self" href="http://marketing.openoffice.org/planet/atom.xml"/> <link href="http://marketing.openoffice.org/planet/"/> <id>http://marketing.openoffice.org/planet/atom.xml</id> - <updated>2009-02-06T12:00:39+00:00</updated> + <updated>2009-02-06T18:00:33+00:00</updated> <generator uri="http://www.planetplanet.org/";>Planet/2.0 +http://www.planetplanet.org</generator> + <entry> + <title type="html">If You had 3 Wishes for Base - What would You pick?</title> + <link href="http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/if_you_had_3_wishes"/> + <id>tag:google.com,2005:reader/item/2aad1e3db4e215be</id> + <updated>2009-02-06T11:25:32+00:00</updated> + <content type="html"><p>From a developer's perspective, <a href="http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/OOoRelease31">OpenOffice.org +3.1 is done</a> â code freeze, the last chance for regular bug +fixes, already passed, with only the usual âfix the show stoppersâ +phase left.</p> + <p>So, what's up next? Especially, what's up next in OpenOffice.org +Base?</p> + <p>Sure, there's always some bugs to fix. <a href="http://www.openoffice.org/issues/buglist.cgi?Submit+query=Submit+query&issue_type=DEFECT&issue_type=ENHANCEMENT&issue_type=FEATURE&issue_type=TASK&issue_type=PATCH&component=Database+access&issue_status=UNCONFIRMED&issue_status=NEW&issue_status=STARTED&issue_status=REOPENED&email1=&emailtype1=exact&emailassigned_to1=1&email2=&emailtype2=exact&emailreporter2=1&issueidtype=include&issue_id=&changedin=&votes=&chfieldfrom=&chfieldto=&chfieldvalue=&short_desc=&short_desc_type=allwords&long_desc=&long_desc_type=allwords&issue_file_loc=&issue_file_loc_type=fulltext&status_whiteboard=&status_whiteboard_type=fulltext&keywords=&keywords_type=anytokens&field0-0-0=noop&type0-0-0=noop&value0-0-0=&cmdtype=doit&namedcmd=dba9&newqueryname=&order=Reuse+same+sort+as+last+time">More +bugs</a> than we'll ever be <i>able</i> to fix, probably. But while +fixing bugs is certainly rewarding (Supposedly, not all of my peers +would agree to that :), and to a certain degree a mere necessity, our +users (and we ourselves) rightfully expect more than this â new +features, improved usability, better performance, you name it.</p> + <p>Improved performance is a major goal of OpenOffice.org for +post-3.1 versions, with quite a few developers from Sun's core +OpenOffice.org teams being scheduled to <a href="http://performance.openoffice.org/">this +project</a>. Certainly, the Base team will join in here. We already +identified some weak spots, and we'll probably continue to find, and +hopefully fix, some.</p> + <p>However, this article is about <i>features</i>. Which of all the +possible features you can imagine should be done next? Which are +severely needed, which are nice to have, and which would be a +complete waste to start with? (Of course we and you want to have <i>all</i> +the features ⦠but last time I asked my manager for 20 or so more +people in the Base team, he stared so ⦠oddly at me. Not sure what +he meant with this, but we didn't get the people 'till now.)</p> + <p>So, we set down in the Base team, and did some brain storming. We +published the result in our mailing list, and asked for feedback and +additions. (Just in case that next time, you want to participate, too +â find out more about the list <a href="http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Base_Mailing_List">here</a>.)</p> + <p>The result of all of this can be found in the OpenOffice.org Wiki: +<a href="http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Base/Features/Pool">http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Base/Features/Pool</a>.</p> + <p>When reading through the âfeature poolâ, you'll notice it's a +wild collection of ideas â minor ones which can be done in less +than a day, and really big ones which probably won't be done during +the next 3 or 5 or 10 years ⦠But hey, that's what âbrain +stormingâ is about :)</p> + <p><br /><br /> </p> + <p>And now that you were brave enough to read that far: If you had 10 +points to spend on an arbitrary combination of the items from the +list â which ones would you pick?</p> + <p>We'd be interested in your feedback on this. If you want to +participate, browse to the <a href="http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Base/Features/Pool">feature +pool</a>, and distribute 10 points to any items you think would be +most beneficial to Base. This could be all 10 points on 1 item, or 1 +point on 10 items, each. Or anything in between â the more points, +the more important you consider the respective feature. Just do the +math, and do not use up more than 10 points :). Then, start up your +favorite mail client, and write down the items you chose, preceded by +the points you gave them. Finally, send the mail to +<a href="mailto:[email protected]?subject=feature%20poll">[email protected]</a>. +(Note that this is a mailing list, and every member of the <a href="http://dba.openoffice.org/">DBA +project</a> has access to <a href="http://dba.openoffice.org/servlets/SummarizeList?listName=poll">its +archive</a>.)</p> + <p>The poll starts immediately, and ends 15<sup>th</sup> February +(which is next Sunday). The week after, we'll publish the results, +here in GullFOSS as well as in our mailing list. (I'll probably set +up a small database holding the results, plus use <a href="http://extensions.services.openoffice.org/project/reportdesign">Sun +Report Builder</a>'s cool charting feature to display them.)</p> + <p>We'll use the results as <i>one</i> measure for deciding 'bout the +next steps in Base. Of course, there are other measures as well, for +instance available resources. So please don't be too disappointed if +a certain feature wins in the poll, but will not immediately be +implemented. This doesn't mean your feedback is useless â it +definitely isn't! â it just means there always are some more side +constraints to care for.</p> + <p>So, hurry on, that's your chance to make a difference to the next +version of OpenOffice.org Base!</p></content> + <author> + <name>Frank Schönheit</name> + <uri></uri> + </author> + <source> + <title type="html">jpmcc's shared items in Google Reader</title> + <link rel="self" href="http://www.google.co.uk/reader/public/atom/user/06203502505240591501/state/com.google/broadcast"/> + <id>tag:google.com,2005:reader/user/06203502505240591501/state/com.google/broadcast</id> + <updated>2009-02-06T18:00:17+00:00</updated> + </source> + </entry> + <entry xml:lang="en"> <title type="html">OpenOffice.org 3 Writer Guide</title> <link href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ItalosOOoBlog/~3/ojdDXbnRJO4/"/> @@ -33,7 +117,7 @@ <subtitle type="html">marketing of open source software</subtitle> <link rel="self" href="http://www.italovignoli.org/?feed=rss2"/> <id>http://www.italovignoli.org/?feed=rss2</id> - <updated>2009-02-06T06:00:25+00:00</updated> + <updated>2009-02-06T18:00:26+00:00</updated> </source> </entry> @@ -70,7 +154,7 @@ <subtitle type="html">marketing of open source software</subtitle> <link rel="self" href="http://www.italovignoli.org/?feed=rss2"/> <id>http://www.italovignoli.org/?feed=rss2</id> - <updated>2009-02-06T06:00:25+00:00</updated> + <updated>2009-02-06T18:00:26+00:00</updated> </source> </entry> @@ -161,7 +245,7 @@ <subtitle type="html">News and interesting stories about OpenOffice.org and other open source solutions.</subtitle> <link rel="self" href="http://ooomarketing.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default"/> <id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4887643299605448632</id> - <updated>2009-02-06T06:00:28+00:00</updated> + <updated>2009-02-06T18:00:28+00:00</updated> </source> </entry> @@ -278,7 +362,7 @@ <title type="html">jpmcc's shared items in Google Reader</title> <link rel="self" href="http://www.google.co.uk/reader/public/atom/user/06203502505240591501/state/com.google/broadcast"/> <id>tag:google.com,2005:reader/user/06203502505240591501/state/com.google/broadcast</id> - <updated>2009-02-06T12:00:18+00:00</updated> + <updated>2009-02-06T18:00:17+00:00</updated> </source> </entry> @@ -298,7 +382,7 @@ <subtitle type="html">News and interesting stories about OpenOffice.org and other open source solutions.</subtitle> <link rel="self" href="http://ooomarketing.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default"/> <id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4887643299605448632</id> - <updated>2009-02-06T06:00:28+00:00</updated> + <updated>2009-02-06T18:00:28+00:00</updated> </source> </entry> @@ -324,7 +408,7 @@ <title type="html">jpmcc's shared items in Google Reader</title> <link rel="self" href="http://www.google.co.uk/reader/public/atom/user/06203502505240591501/state/com.google/broadcast"/> <id>tag:google.com,2005:reader/user/06203502505240591501/state/com.google/broadcast</id> - <updated>2009-02-06T12:00:18+00:00</updated> + <updated>2009-02-06T18:00:17+00:00</updated> </source> </entry> @@ -371,7 +455,7 @@ <title type="html">jpmcc's shared items in Google Reader</title> <link rel="self" href="http://www.google.co.uk/reader/public/atom/user/06203502505240591501/state/com.google/broadcast"/> <id>tag:google.com,2005:reader/user/06203502505240591501/state/com.google/broadcast</id> - <updated>2009-02-06T12:00:18+00:00</updated> + <updated>2009-02-06T18:00:17+00:00</updated> </source> </entry> @@ -435,7 +519,7 @@ <subtitle type="html">News and interesting stories about OpenOffice.org and other open source solutions.</subtitle> <link rel="self" href="http://ooomarketing.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default"/> <id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4887643299605448632</id> - <updated>2009-02-06T06:00:28+00:00</updated> + <updated>2009-02-06T18:00:28+00:00</updated> </source> </entry> @@ -495,7 +579,7 @@ <subtitle type="html">marketing of open source software</subtitle> <link rel="self" href="http://www.italovignoli.org/?feed=rss2"/> <id>http://www.italovignoli.org/?feed=rss2</id> - <updated>2009-02-06T06:00:25+00:00</updated> + <updated>2009-02-06T18:00:26+00:00</updated> </source> </entry> @@ -515,37 +599,7 @@ <subtitle type="html">News and interesting stories about OpenOffice.org and other open source solutions.</subtitle> <link rel="self" href="http://ooomarketing.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default"/> <id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4887643299605448632</id> - <updated>2009-02-06T06:00:28+00:00</updated> - </source> - </entry> - - <entry xml:lang="en"> - <title type="html">Obama Investigates Open Source and Open Standards</title> - <link href="http://www.solidoffice.com/archives/975"/> - <id>http://www.solidoffice.com/?p=975</id> - <updated>2009-01-23T19:32:10+00:00</updated> - <content type="html"><p>Twice before, I&#8217;ve noted instances where Barack Obama has mentioned the importance of open standards and open source for a transparent and democratic government.</p> -<p>(See <a href="http://www.solidoffice.com/archives/685"><em>Obama on ODF?</em></a> and <a href="http://www.solidoffice.com/archives/922"><em>OpenOffice.org for the US Federal Government?</em></a> &#8212; I used question marks in each post title since it was not clear to me how far these exercises might be carried.)</p> -<p>Now <a href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-13505_3-10147920-16.html">CNet reports Obama is asking industry experts for more information on the benefits of open source</a>:</p> -<blockquote><p>Sun Chairman Scott McNealy&#8230; has been asked by President Obama to author a white paper on the benefits the U.S. government can derive from open source.</p></blockquote> -<p>McNealy is quoted in the BBC&#8217;s recent article, <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7841486.stm">Calls for Open Source Government</a>:</p> -<blockquote><p>The secret to a more secure and cost effective government is through open source technologies and products.</p> -<p>The claim comes from one of Silicon Valley&#8217;s most respected business leaders Scott McNealy, a co-founder of Sun Microsystems.</p></blockquote> -<p>Particularly memorable is the BBC article&#8217;s discussion of open source as an improved form of government behavior, pioneered during Obama&#8217;s campaign:</p> -<blockquote><p>Errol Louis of the New York Daily News seemed to agree.</p> -<p>He described Mr Obama as &#8220;our first open source President, a leader willing to let anybody and everybody figure out how, when and where they want to get involved.&#8221;</p> -<p>He noted that the strategy popularised by computer software companies in giving away software to get others to improve on it has now been applied to politics.</p> -<p>Indeed the new Change.gov website is said to be a portal for &#8220;interactive government&#8221; and &#8220;open source democracy.&#8221;</p></blockquote></content> - <author> - <name>Benjamin Horst</name> - <uri>http://www.solidoffice.com</uri> - </author> - <source> - <title type="html">SolidOffice » OpenOffice.org</title> - <subtitle type="html">Home of The Tiny Guide to OpenOffice.org</subtitle> - <link rel="self" href="http://www.solidoffice.com/archives/category/openofficeorg/feed"/> - <id>http://www.solidoffice.com/archives/category/openofficeorg/feed</id> - <updated>2009-02-05T18:00:15+00:00</updated> + <updated>2009-02-06T18:00:28+00:00</updated> </source> </entry> File [changed]: index.html Url: http://marketing.openoffice.org/source/browse/marketing/www/planet/index.html?r1=1.1488&r2=1.1489 Delta lines: +81 -27 --------------------- --- index.html 2009-02-06 12:00:59+0000 1.1488 +++ index.html 2009-02-06 18:00:54+0000 1.1489 @@ -37,10 +37,90 @@ <a href="rss20.xml"><img src="rss2.gif" alt="Link to RSS 2 feed" /></a> </div> -<p><em>Bloggings on marketing topics by project members - see <a href="#disclaimer">disclaimer</a>.<br />Last updated: February 06, 2009 12:00 PM GMT</em></p> +<p><em>Bloggings on marketing topics by project members - see <a href="#disclaimer">disclaimer</a>.<br />Last updated: February 06, 2009 06:00 PM GMT</em></p> <h2>February 06, 2009</h2> <h3> +<a href="" title="jpmcc's shared items in Google Reader"> +GullFOSS</a> : +<a href="http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/if_you_had_3_wishes";> +If You had 3 Wishes for Base - What would You pick?</a> +</h3> +<p> +<p>From a developer's perspective, <a href="http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/OOoRelease31";>OpenOffice.org +3.1 is done</a> â code freeze, the last chance for regular bug +fixes, already passed, with only the usual âfix the show stoppersâ +phase left.</p> + <p>So, what's up next? Especially, what's up next in OpenOffice.org +Base?</p> + <p>Sure, there's always some bugs to fix. <a href="http://www.openoffice.org/issues/buglist.cgi?Submit+query=Submit+query&issue_type=DEFECT&issue_type=ENHANCEMENT&issue_type=FEATURE&issue_type=TASK&issue_type=PATCH&component=Database+access&issue_status=UNCONFIRMED&issue_status=NEW&issue_status=STARTED&issue_status=REOPENED&email1=&emailtype1=exact&emailassigned_to1=1&email2=&emailtype2=exact&emailreporter2=1&issueidtype=include&issue_id=&changedin=&votes=&chfieldfrom=&chfieldto=&chfieldvalue=&short_desc=&short_desc_type=allwords&long_desc=&long_desc_type=allwords&issue_file_loc=&issue_file_loc_type=fulltext&status_whiteboard=&status_whiteboard_type=fulltext&keywords=&keywords_type=anytokens&field0-0-0=noop&type0-0-0=noop&value0-0-0=&cmdtype=doit&namedcmd=dba9&newqueryname=&order=Reuse+same+sort+as+last+time";>More +bugs</a> than we'll ever be <i>able</i> to fix, probably. But while +fixing bugs is certainly rewarding (Supposedly, not all of my peers +would agree to that :), and to a certain degree a mere necessity, our +users (and we ourselves) rightfully expect more than this â new +features, improved usability, better performance, you name it.</p> + <p>Improved performance is a major goal of OpenOffice.org for +post-3.1 versions, with quite a few developers from Sun's core +OpenOffice.org teams being scheduled to <a href="http://performance.openoffice.org/";>this +project</a>. Certainly, the Base team will join in here. We already +identified some weak spots, and we'll probably continue to find, and +hopefully fix, some.</p> + <p>However, this article is about <i>features</i>. Which of all the +possible features you can imagine should be done next? Which are +severely needed, which are nice to have, and which would be a +complete waste to start with? (Of course we and you want to have <i>all</i> +the features ⦠but last time I asked my manager for 20 or so more +people in the Base team, he stared so ⦠oddly at me. Not sure what +he meant with this, but we didn't get the people 'till now.)</p> + <p>So, we set down in the Base team, and did some brain storming. We +published the result in our mailing list, and asked for feedback and +additions. (Just in case that next time, you want to participate, too +â find out more about the list <a href="http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Base_Mailing_List";>here</a>.)</p> + <p>The result of all of this can be found in the OpenOffice.org Wiki: +<a href="http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Base/Features/Pool";>http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Base/Features/Pool</a>.</p> + <p>When reading through the âfeature poolâ, you'll notice it's a +wild collection of ideas â minor ones which can be done in less +than a day, and really big ones which probably won't be done during +the next 3 or 5 or 10 years ⦠But hey, that's what âbrain +stormingâ is about :)</p> + <p><br /><br /> </p> + <p>And now that you were brave enough to read that far: If you had 10 +points to spend on an arbitrary combination of the items from the +list â which ones would you pick?</p> + <p>We'd be interested in your feedback on this. If you want to +participate, browse to the <a href="http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Base/Features/Pool";>feature +pool</a>, and distribute 10 points to any items you think would be +most beneficial to Base. This could be all 10 points on 1 item, or 1 +point on 10 items, each. Or anything in between â the more points, +the more important you consider the respective feature. Just do the +math, and do not use up more than 10 points :). Then, start up your +favorite mail client, and write down the items you chose, preceded by +the points you gave them. Finally, send the mail to +<a href="mailto:[email protected]?subject=feature%20poll";>[email protected]</a>. +(Note that this is a mailing list, and every member of the <a href="http://dba.openoffice.org/";>DBA +project</a> has access to <a href="http://dba.openoffice.org/servlets/SummarizeList?listName=poll";>its +archive</a>.)</p> + <p>The poll starts immediately, and ends 15<sup>th</sup> February +(which is next Sunday). The week after, we'll publish the results, +here in GullFOSS as well as in our mailing list. (I'll probably set +up a small database holding the results, plus use <a href="http://extensions.services.openoffice.org/project/reportdesign";>Sun +Report Builder</a>'s cool charting feature to display them.)</p> + <p>We'll use the results as <i>one</i> measure for deciding 'bout the +next steps in Base. Of course, there are other measures as well, for +instance available resources. So please don't be too disappointed if +a certain feature wins in the poll, but will not immediately be +implemented. This doesn't mean your feedback is useless â it +definitely isn't! â it just means there always are some more side +constraints to care for.</p> + <p>So, hurry on, that's your chance to make a difference to the next +version of OpenOffice.org Base!</p></p> +<p> +<em><a href="http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/if_you_had_3_wishes";>by Frank Schönheit at February 06, 2009 11:25 AM GMT</a></em> +</p> +<br /> +<hr /> +<br /> +<h3> <a href="http://www.italovignoli.org"; title="OOopinions"> Italo Vignoli</a> : <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ItalosOOoBlog/~3/ojdDXbnRJO4/";> @@ -466,32 +546,6 @@ <br /> <hr /> <br /> -<h2>January 23, 2009</h2> -<h3> -<a href="http://www.solidoffice.com"; title="SolidOffice » OpenOffice.org"> -Benjamin Horst</a> : -<a href="http://www.solidoffice.com/archives/975";> -Obama Investigates Open Source and Open Standards</a> -</h3> -<p> -<p>Twice before, I’ve noted instances where Barack Obama has mentioned the importance of open standards and open source for a transparent and democratic government.</p> -<p>(See <a href="http://www.solidoffice.com/archives/685";><em>Obama on ODF?</em></a> and <a href="http://www.solidoffice.com/archives/922";><em>OpenOffice.org for the US Federal Government?</em></a> — I used question marks in each post title since it was not clear to me how far these exercises might be carried.)</p> -<p>Now <a href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-13505_3-10147920-16.html";>CNet reports Obama is asking industry experts for more information on the benefits of open source</a>:</p> -<blockquote><p>Sun Chairman Scott McNealy… has been asked by President Obama to author a white paper on the benefits the U.S. government can derive from open source.</p></blockquote> -<p>McNealy is quoted in the BBC’s recent article, <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7841486.stm";>Calls for Open Source Government</a>:</p> -<blockquote><p>The secret to a more secure and cost effective government is through open source technologies and products.</p> -<p>The claim comes from one of Silicon Valley’s most respected business leaders Scott McNealy, a co-founder of Sun Microsystems.</p></blockquote> -<p>Particularly memorable is the BBC article’s discussion of open source as an improved form of government behavior, pioneered during Obama’s campaign:</p> -<blockquote><p>Errol Louis of the New York Daily News seemed to agree.</p> -<p>He described Mr Obama as “our first open source President, a leader willing to let anybody and everybody figure out how, when and where they want to get involved.”</p> -<p>He noted that the strategy popularised by computer software companies in giving away software to get others to improve on it has now been applied to politics.</p> -<p>Indeed the new Change.gov website is said to be a portal for “interactive government” and “open source democracy.”</p></blockquote></p> -<p> -<em><a href="http://www.solidoffice.com/archives/975";>by Benjamin Horst at January 23, 2009 07:32 PM GMT</a></em> -</p> -<br /> -<hr /> -<br /> <a id="disclaimer" name="disclaimer"></a> <p><em>Disclaimer: all views expressed on this page are those of the individual contributors, and may not reflect the views of the File [changed]: opml.xml Url: http://marketing.openoffice.org/source/browse/marketing/www/planet/opml.xml?r1=1.1481&r2=1.1482 Delta lines: +1 -1 ------------------- --- opml.xml 2009-02-06 12:00:59+0000 1.1481 +++ opml.xml 2009-02-06 18:00:54+0000 1.1482 @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ <opml version="1.1"> <head> <title>Marketing Planet</title> - <dateModified>Fri, 06 Feb 2009 12:00:39 +0000</dateModified> + <dateModified>Fri, 06 Feb 2009 18:00:33 +0000</dateModified> <ownerName>Marketing Project</ownerName> <ownerEmail>[email protected]</ownerEmail> </head> File [changed]: rss10.xml Url: http://marketing.openoffice.org/source/browse/marketing/www/planet/rss10.xml?r1=1.630&r2=1.631 Delta lines: +74 -18 --------------------- --- rss10.xml 2009-02-06 06:00:51+0000 1.630 +++ rss10.xml 2009-02-06 18:00:54+0000 1.631 @@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ <items> <rdf:Seq> + <rdf:li rdf:resource="tag:google.com,2005:reader/item/2aad1e3db4e215be" /> <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.italovignoli.org/2009/02/openofficeorg-3-writer-guide/"; /> <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.italovignoli.org/2009/02/why-this-tech-recession-will-be-different/"; /> <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.solidoffice.com/?p=996"; /> @@ -32,11 +33,83 @@ <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.mealldubh.org/?p=629"; /> <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.italovignoli.org/?p=497"; /> <rdf:li rdf:resource="tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4887643299605448632.post-2719886256702292804" /> - <rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.solidoffice.com/?p=975"; /> </rdf:Seq> </items> </channel> +<item rdf:about="tag:google.com,2005:reader/item/2aad1e3db4e215be"> + <title>GullFOSS: If You had 3 Wishes for Base - What would You pick?</title> + <link>http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/if_you_had_3_wishes</link> + <content:encoded><p>From a developer's perspective, <a href="http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/OOoRelease31">OpenOffice.org +3.1 is done</a> â code freeze, the last chance for regular bug +fixes, already passed, with only the usual âfix the show stoppersâ +phase left.</p> + <p>So, what's up next? Especially, what's up next in OpenOffice.org +Base?</p> + <p>Sure, there's always some bugs to fix. <a href="http://www.openoffice.org/issues/buglist.cgi?Submit+query=Submit+query&issue_type=DEFECT&issue_type=ENHANCEMENT&issue_type=FEATURE&issue_type=TASK&issue_type=PATCH&component=Database+access&issue_status=UNCONFIRMED&issue_status=NEW&issue_status=STARTED&issue_status=REOPENED&email1=&emailtype1=exact&emailassigned_to1=1&email2=&emailtype2=exact&emailreporter2=1&issueidtype=include&issue_id=&changedin=&votes=&chfieldfrom=&chfieldto=&chfieldvalue=&short_desc=&short_desc_type=allwords&long_desc=&long_desc_type=allwords&issue_file_loc=&issue_file_loc_type=fulltext&status_whiteboard=&status_whiteboard_type=fulltext&keywords=&keywords_type=anytokens&field0-0-0=noop&type0-0-0=noop&value0-0-0=&cmdtype=doit&namedcmd=dba9&newqueryname=&order=Reuse+same+sort+as+last+time">More +bugs</a> than we'll ever be <i>able</i> to fix, probably. But while +fixing bugs is certainly rewarding (Supposedly, not all of my peers +would agree to that :), and to a certain degree a mere necessity, our +users (and we ourselves) rightfully expect more than this â new +features, improved usability, better performance, you name it.</p> + <p>Improved performance is a major goal of OpenOffice.org for +post-3.1 versions, with quite a few developers from Sun's core +OpenOffice.org teams being scheduled to <a href="http://performance.openoffice.org/">this +project</a>. Certainly, the Base team will join in here. We already +identified some weak spots, and we'll probably continue to find, and +hopefully fix, some.</p> + <p>However, this article is about <i>features</i>. Which of all the +possible features you can imagine should be done next? Which are +severely needed, which are nice to have, and which would be a +complete waste to start with? (Of course we and you want to have <i>all</i> +the features ⦠but last time I asked my manager for 20 or so more +people in the Base team, he stared so ⦠oddly at me. Not sure what +he meant with this, but we didn't get the people 'till now.)</p> + <p>So, we set down in the Base team, and did some brain storming. We +published the result in our mailing list, and asked for feedback and +additions. (Just in case that next time, you want to participate, too +â find out more about the list <a href="http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Base_Mailing_List">here</a>.)</p> + <p>The result of all of this can be found in the OpenOffice.org Wiki: +<a href="http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Base/Features/Pool">http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Base/Features/Pool</a>.</p> + <p>When reading through the âfeature poolâ, you'll notice it's a +wild collection of ideas â minor ones which can be done in less +than a day, and really big ones which probably won't be done during +the next 3 or 5 or 10 years ⦠But hey, that's what âbrain +stormingâ is about :)</p> + <p><br /><br /> </p> + <p>And now that you were brave enough to read that far: If you had 10 +points to spend on an arbitrary combination of the items from the +list â which ones would you pick?</p> + <p>We'd be interested in your feedback on this. If you want to +participate, browse to the <a href="http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Base/Features/Pool">feature +pool</a>, and distribute 10 points to any items you think would be +most beneficial to Base. This could be all 10 points on 1 item, or 1 +point on 10 items, each. Or anything in between â the more points, +the more important you consider the respective feature. Just do the +math, and do not use up more than 10 points :). Then, start up your +favorite mail client, and write down the items you chose, preceded by +the points you gave them. Finally, send the mail to +<a href="mailto:[email protected]?subject=feature%20poll">[email protected]</a>. +(Note that this is a mailing list, and every member of the <a href="http://dba.openoffice.org/">DBA +project</a> has access to <a href="http://dba.openoffice.org/servlets/SummarizeList?listName=poll">its +archive</a>.)</p> + <p>The poll starts immediately, and ends 15<sup>th</sup> February +(which is next Sunday). The week after, we'll publish the results, +here in GullFOSS as well as in our mailing list. (I'll probably set +up a small database holding the results, plus use <a href="http://extensions.services.openoffice.org/project/reportdesign">Sun +Report Builder</a>'s cool charting feature to display them.)</p> + <p>We'll use the results as <i>one</i> measure for deciding 'bout the +next steps in Base. Of course, there are other measures as well, for +instance available resources. So please don't be too disappointed if +a certain feature wins in the poll, but will not immediately be +implemented. This doesn't mean your feedback is useless â it +definitely isn't! â it just means there always are some more side +constraints to care for.</p> + <p>So, hurry on, that's your chance to make a difference to the next +version of OpenOffice.org Base!</p></content:encoded> + <dc:date>2009-02-06T11:25:32+00:00</dc:date> + <dc:creator>Frank Schönheit</dc:creator> +</item> <item rdf:about="http://www.italovignoli.org/2009/02/openofficeorg-3-writer-guide/";> <title>Italo Vignoli: OpenOffice.org 3 Writer Guide</title> <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ItalosOOoBlog/~3/ojdDXbnRJO4/</link> @@ -307,22 +380,5 @@ <dc:date>2009-01-25T23:40:59+00:00</dc:date> <dc:creator>floeff</dc:creator> </item> -<item rdf:about="http://www.solidoffice.com/?p=975";> - <title>Benjamin Horst: Obama Investigates Open Source and Open Standards</title> - <link>http://www.solidoffice.com/archives/975</link> - <content:encoded><p>Twice before, I&#8217;ve noted instances where Barack Obama has mentioned the importance of open standards and open source for a transparent and democratic government.</p> -<p>(See <a href="http://www.solidoffice.com/archives/685"><em>Obama on ODF?</em></a> and <a href="http://www.solidoffice.com/archives/922"><em>OpenOffice.org for the US Federal Government?</em></a> &#8212; I used question marks in each post title since it was not clear to me how far these exercises might be carried.)</p> -<p>Now <a href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-13505_3-10147920-16.html">CNet reports Obama is asking industry experts for more information on the benefits of open source</a>:</p> -<blockquote><p>Sun Chairman Scott McNealy&#8230; has been asked by President Obama to author a white paper on the benefits the U.S. government can derive from open source.</p></blockquote> -<p>McNealy is quoted in the BBC&#8217;s recent article, <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7841486.stm">Calls for Open Source Government</a>:</p> -<blockquote><p>The secret to a more secure and cost effective government is through open source technologies and products.</p> -<p>The claim comes from one of Silicon Valley&#8217;s most respected business leaders Scott McNealy, a co-founder of Sun Microsystems.</p></blockquote> -<p>Particularly memorable is the BBC article&#8217;s discussion of open source as an improved form of government behavior, pioneered during Obama&#8217;s campaign:</p> -<blockquote><p>Errol Louis of the New York Daily News seemed to agree.</p> -<p>He described Mr Obama as &#8220;our first open source President, a leader willing to let anybody and everybody figure out how, when and where they want to get involved.&#8221;</p> -<p>He noted that the strategy popularised by computer software companies in giving away software to get others to improve on it has now been applied to politics.</p> -<p>Indeed the new Change.gov website is said to be a portal for &#8220;interactive government&#8221; and &#8220;open source democracy.&#8221;</p></blockquote></content:encoded> - <dc:date>2009-01-23T19:32:10+00:00</dc:date> -</item> </rdf:RDF> File [changed]: rss20.xml Url: http://marketing.openoffice.org/source/browse/marketing/www/planet/rss20.xml?r1=1.630&r2=1.631 Delta lines: +73 -18 --------------------- --- rss20.xml 2009-02-06 06:00:52+0000 1.630 +++ rss20.xml 2009-02-06 18:00:54+0000 1.631 @@ -8,6 +8,79 @@ <description>Marketing Planet - http://marketing.openoffice.org/planet/</description> <item> + <title>GullFOSS: If You had 3 Wishes for Base - What would You pick?</title> + <guid>tag:google.com,2005:reader/item/2aad1e3db4e215be</guid> + <link>http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/if_you_had_3_wishes</link> + <description><p>From a developer's perspective, <a href="http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/OOoRelease31">OpenOffice.org +3.1 is done</a> â code freeze, the last chance for regular bug +fixes, already passed, with only the usual âfix the show stoppersâ +phase left.</p> + <p>So, what's up next? Especially, what's up next in OpenOffice.org +Base?</p> + <p>Sure, there's always some bugs to fix. <a href="http://www.openoffice.org/issues/buglist.cgi?Submit+query=Submit+query&issue_type=DEFECT&issue_type=ENHANCEMENT&issue_type=FEATURE&issue_type=TASK&issue_type=PATCH&component=Database+access&issue_status=UNCONFIRMED&issue_status=NEW&issue_status=STARTED&issue_status=REOPENED&email1=&emailtype1=exact&emailassigned_to1=1&email2=&emailtype2=exact&emailreporter2=1&issueidtype=include&issue_id=&changedin=&votes=&chfieldfrom=&chfieldto=&chfieldvalue=&short_desc=&short_desc_type=allwords&long_desc=&long_desc_type=allwords&issue_file_loc=&issue_file_loc_type=fulltext&status_whiteboard=&status_whiteboard_type=fulltext&keywords=&keywords_type=anytokens&field0-0-0=noop&type0-0-0=noop&value0-0-0=&cmdtype=doit&namedcmd=dba9&newqueryname=&order=Reuse+same+sort+as+last+time">More +bugs</a> than we'll ever be <i>able</i> to fix, probably. But while +fixing bugs is certainly rewarding (Supposedly, not all of my peers +would agree to that :), and to a certain degree a mere necessity, our +users (and we ourselves) rightfully expect more than this â new +features, improved usability, better performance, you name it.</p> + <p>Improved performance is a major goal of OpenOffice.org for +post-3.1 versions, with quite a few developers from Sun's core +OpenOffice.org teams being scheduled to <a href="http://performance.openoffice.org/">this +project</a>. Certainly, the Base team will join in here. We already +identified some weak spots, and we'll probably continue to find, and +hopefully fix, some.</p> + <p>However, this article is about <i>features</i>. Which of all the +possible features you can imagine should be done next? Which are +severely needed, which are nice to have, and which would be a +complete waste to start with? (Of course we and you want to have <i>all</i> +the features ⦠but last time I asked my manager for 20 or so more +people in the Base team, he stared so ⦠oddly at me. Not sure what +he meant with this, but we didn't get the people 'till now.)</p> + <p>So, we set down in the Base team, and did some brain storming. We +published the result in our mailing list, and asked for feedback and +additions. (Just in case that next time, you want to participate, too +â find out more about the list <a href="http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Base_Mailing_List">here</a>.)</p> + <p>The result of all of this can be found in the OpenOffice.org Wiki: +<a href="http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Base/Features/Pool">http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Base/Features/Pool</a>.</p> + <p>When reading through the âfeature poolâ, you'll notice it's a +wild collection of ideas â minor ones which can be done in less +than a day, and really big ones which probably won't be done during +the next 3 or 5 or 10 years ⦠But hey, that's what âbrain +stormingâ is about :)</p> + <p><br /><br /> </p> + <p>And now that you were brave enough to read that far: If you had 10 +points to spend on an arbitrary combination of the items from the +list â which ones would you pick?</p> + <p>We'd be interested in your feedback on this. If you want to +participate, browse to the <a href="http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Base/Features/Pool">feature +pool</a>, and distribute 10 points to any items you think would be +most beneficial to Base. This could be all 10 points on 1 item, or 1 +point on 10 items, each. Or anything in between â the more points, +the more important you consider the respective feature. Just do the +math, and do not use up more than 10 points :). Then, start up your +favorite mail client, and write down the items you chose, preceded by +the points you gave them. Finally, send the mail to +<a href="mailto:[email protected]?subject=feature%20poll">[email protected]</a>. +(Note that this is a mailing list, and every member of the <a href="http://dba.openoffice.org/">DBA +project</a> has access to <a href="http://dba.openoffice.org/servlets/SummarizeList?listName=poll">its +archive</a>.)</p> + <p>The poll starts immediately, and ends 15<sup>th</sup> February +(which is next Sunday). The week after, we'll publish the results, +here in GullFOSS as well as in our mailing list. (I'll probably set +up a small database holding the results, plus use <a href="http://extensions.services.openoffice.org/project/reportdesign">Sun +Report Builder</a>'s cool charting feature to display them.)</p> + <p>We'll use the results as <i>one</i> measure for deciding 'bout the +next steps in Base. Of course, there are other measures as well, for +instance available resources. So please don't be too disappointed if +a certain feature wins in the poll, but will not immediately be +implemented. This doesn't mean your feedback is useless â it +definitely isn't! â it just means there always are some more side +constraints to care for.</p> + <p>So, hurry on, that's your chance to make a difference to the next +version of OpenOffice.org Base!</p></description> + <pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2009 11:25:32 +0000</pubDate> +</item> +<item> <title>Italo Vignoli: OpenOffice.org 3 Writer Guide</title> <guid>http://www.italovignoli.org/2009/02/openofficeorg-3-writer-guide/</guid> <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ItalosOOoBlog/~3/ojdDXbnRJO4/</link> @@ -293,24 +366,6 @@ <pubDate>Sun, 25 Jan 2009 23:40:59 +0000</pubDate> <author>[email protected] (floeff)</author> </item> -<item> - <title>Benjamin Horst: Obama Investigates Open Source and Open Standards</title> - <guid>http://www.solidoffice.com/?p=975</guid> - <link>http://www.solidoffice.com/archives/975</link> - <description><p>Twice before, I&#8217;ve noted instances where Barack Obama has mentioned the importance of open standards and open source for a transparent and democratic government.</p> -<p>(See <a href="http://www.solidoffice.com/archives/685"><em>Obama on ODF?</em></a> and <a href="http://www.solidoffice.com/archives/922"><em>OpenOffice.org for the US Federal Government?</em></a> &#8212; I used question marks in each post title since it was not clear to me how far these exercises might be carried.)</p> -<p>Now <a href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-13505_3-10147920-16.html">CNet reports Obama is asking industry experts for more information on the benefits of open source</a>:</p> -<blockquote><p>Sun Chairman Scott McNealy&#8230; has been asked by President Obama to author a white paper on the benefits the U.S. government can derive from open source.</p></blockquote> -<p>McNealy is quoted in the BBC&#8217;s recent article, <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7841486.stm">Calls for Open Source Government</a>:</p> -<blockquote><p>The secret to a more secure and cost effective government is through open source technologies and products.</p> -<p>The claim comes from one of Silicon Valley&#8217;s most respected business leaders Scott McNealy, a co-founder of Sun Microsystems.</p></blockquote> -<p>Particularly memorable is the BBC article&#8217;s discussion of open source as an improved form of government behavior, pioneered during Obama&#8217;s campaign:</p> -<blockquote><p>Errol Louis of the New York Daily News seemed to agree.</p> -<p>He described Mr Obama as &#8220;our first open source President, a leader willing to let anybody and everybody figure out how, when and where they want to get involved.&#8221;</p> -<p>He noted that the strategy popularised by computer software companies in giving away software to get others to improve on it has now been applied to politics.</p> -<p>Indeed the new Change.gov website is said to be a portal for &#8220;interactive government&#8221; and &#8220;open source democracy.&#8221;</p></blockquote></description> - <pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2009 19:32:10 +0000</pubDate> -</item> </channel> </rss> --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
